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NZ Brilliant little Rata

Metrosideros fulgens Gold syn Aurata

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Pics taken in Sumner, Christchurch NZ...I don't know what is left from the Scarborough point, wich is shown a little at the background in 3rd pic, after the 6.0 aftershock, in 23/12/2011...

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DespinaTsafetopoulou
DespinaTsafetopoulou 12 years ago

Yes, it's planted in Sumner, Christchurch NZ, along with other varieties of metrosideros, and I will post a couple of those other species very shortly :)

Mark Ridgway
Mark Ridgway 12 years ago

That's a nice looking plant. I noticed in Wiki they say west coast for the south island - would this be 'planted' then ?

Christchurch, New Zealand

Spotted on Jan 1, 2011
Submitted on Oct 9, 2012

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